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    Austria address format & examples

    How to write a Austrian address

    We can see you panicking from a mile away because you don’t know how to write Austria’s address. Relax, because you stumbled upon the ultimate guide for Austrian address formats. PHEW! Take a minute to eat a wiener schnitzel, then play a little Mozart and settle in. Enjoy browsing Austria’s address examples here and try out our suite of address validation tools for addresses in Austria below. Just enter an address, and we'll format, standardize, and validate the address faster than you can down a Red Bull energy drink.

    Austria mailing address format example on an envelope

    Austria address examples

    Residential address exampleAnton-Jahn-Gasse 9 2372 Gießhübl, NÖ AUT
    Address example with unitsGardegasse 3 Apartment 6 1070 Wien W AUT
    Postal box exampleElisabethstraße 13 Postfach 22 1010 Wien AUT
    Commercial address exampleGenerali Vienna Gruppe Landskrongasse 1-3 1010 Wien

    Smarty address validation tools

    Smarty® has a suite of address validation tools that can format, standardize, and validate Austria addresses, plus addresses in 250+ other countries and territories worldwide. Validate your Austrian address with our tools.
    Use the Single Address Verification Tool to verify and format 1 address at a time, the Bulk Address Validation Tool to verify and format a list addresses simultaneously, or use the International Street Address API to integrate address validation and formatting programmatically into your software systems and workflows.
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    Postal information

    Austria's national postal system, "Österreichische Post," was established in 1490. As of recent data, Österreichische Post services approximately 1125723 addresses, reflecting its extensive reach throughout Austria. The organization manages a substantial network, indicative of its role as a major postal service provider in the region.
    Administrative area types and count
    9 states
    Administration area names and abbreviations

    Burgenland - B
    Carinthia - K
    Lower Austria - NÖ
    Upper Austria - OÖ
    Salzburg - S
    Styria - ST
    Tyrol - T
    Vorarlberg - V
    Vienna - W

    Term to describe postal codes
    postleitzahl
    Postal code in language
    postleitzahl
    Postal code format
    9999
    Postal service provider and website

    Österreichische Post

    https://www.post.at/

    Country information

    Sometimes, people get tripped up on how to write Austrian addresses, but no fear! We’ve got you. Explore Austria’s address format in order, as explained below. The Australian address format should be written as follows:

    1. Addressee line - The recipient's full name, including any appropriate titles
    2. Street name and house or building number - The street name should be written, and then the house or building number should follow without any punctuation.
    3. Postal code and city - The postal code and locality go on this line without any separating punctuation marks and in that order.
    4. Country - Write “AUT” in all caps on the last line.
    Country/territory name
    Austria
    ISO3
    AUT
    ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
    AT
    ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
    AUT
    ISO 3166-1 numeric country code
    040
    Endonym
    Austria
    Total land area
    82445 KM²
    Capital
    Vienna
    Other major cities
    Graz, Linz, Salzburg

    Population information

    Total population
    9132383 (2023)
    Urban / rural distribution
    59% / 41%
    Urban population
    5388106
    Rural population
    3744277
    Official language
    German
    All languages spoken
    German, English, French, Italian
    Most commonly used postal language
    German
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    Countries and territories related to Austria

    Now that you've seen our Austrian address examples and have become a wizard at Austria address formats, why not expand your expertise even further? Explore our detailed guides for related countries and territories to see how their address formats and examples vary.
    Visit the global address formats page or Europe address formats page for more information on all the other countries and territories we cover. You can also read or read our article about international address verification to learn more.
    Aland IslandsAlbaniaAndorraAndorraBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkEstoniaEstoniaFaroe IslandsFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGibraltarGreeceGuernseyHungaryIcelandIrelandIsle of ManItalyJerseyLatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroNetherlandsNorth MacedoniaNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUkraineUnited KingdomVatican City
    *Data updated as of May 21, 2025

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